Coalition Agreement

Coalition Agreement 2022 - 2026: Continuing to build together for a vital and challenging Kerkrade!

Under the leadership of formateur Tim Weijers, Burgerbelangen Kerkrade, Ons
Kerkrade, PvdA Kerkrade and Ouderenpartij Kerkrade reached a coalition agreement on the basis of very
constructive negotiations resulted in a coalition agreement. VVD Kerkrade
endorses the content of this agreement and has co-signed it, as a result of which
this party is also part of the new coalition.

Under the heading "Continuing to build a vital and challenging
Kerkrade!", in the coming 2022-2026 parliamentary term, the aforementioned parties will work together
will work together and the course set out in the previous management
outlines, but with new accents will be continued.

The coalition wants everyone to be able to participate and no one to be left by the wayside. The
municipality will continue to stand up for the weakest and most vulnerable in our
local society. Furthermore, the new coalition will launch a housing offensive that should
ensure sufficient housing supply for young and old, for starters and
move on. The coalition is also strongly committed to an integrated elderly policy and
exploring together with young people possible further facilities for
young people. It will also focus even more than before on citizen participation,
whereby promising civic initiatives will be facilitated.

We are dealing with the effects of climate change. The coalition will
take measures to prevent or
as much as possible and is committed to further energy transition.
The coalition also plans to apply the successful concept of Flexiforum
Flexiforum concept to the adjacent former school building Sancta Maria.

The successful ideology of the program "Vie, life on the move" wants to
the coalition also to anchor it in the city's neighborhoods. In the proposed project
'Kaalheide bustles', the coalition wants to work closely with numerous sports and
social organizations realize vitality facilities and housing,
on the grounds around the municipal sports park.
In addition, in the coming administrative period, the coalition will abolish the dog tax
abolish it for the 1st dog.

Read the full coalition agreement "Continuing to build together for
a vital and challenging Kerkrade!". This coalition agreement will be developed into a college program leading up to the November 2022 budget session.